SER F class

The SER F class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the South Eastern Railway. The class was designed by James Stirling and introduced in 1883.[1]

SER F class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Stirling
Build date1883–1898
Total produced88
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
 • UIC2′B n2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.7 ft 0 in (2.134 m)
Loco weight42.5 long tons (43.2 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo,
Cylinder size19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,195 lbf (67.6 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassF
Number in class1 January 1923: 12
Withdrawn1925–1930
DispositionAll scrapped

Rebuilding

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899 and 76 were rebuilt by Harry Wainwright to Class F1 between 1903 and 1919.

Numbering

Twelve unrebuilt locomotives survived into Southern Railway ownership on 1 January 1923 with random numbers between 22 and 241. All had been withdrawn by 1930.

Accidents and incidents
  • On 21 March 1898, F class locomotive No. 205 was hauling a passenger train which was in a rear-end collision with another at St Johns. London due to a signalman's error. Three people were killed and twenty were injured.[2]
Table of withdrawals
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
1925122A45, A91
1926103A104, A194, A198
193077A22, A139, A172, A210, A211, A222, A241

References
  1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 24, Ian Allan, 1974, ISBN 0-7110-0552-4
  2. Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 10. ISBN 0-906899-03-6.
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